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Lena
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Trains trance trans | 24y/o Dutch trans woman (she/her) who likes transportation and music | Other interests: LEGO, STEM, politics, motorsports | No discrimination, homophobia, fascism and AI please | Motorsport: @puncakemotorsport.bsky.social
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Lena @puncake.bsky.social · Jan 14
Some good points here

Knowing about the 1930s and 40s, and a general history of activism has no skills transferable into capital gain, but it is definitely helping me to see, predict and prepare for what's happening in the world currently

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mauker.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
puncake.bsky.social
@aninehartmann.bsky.social posted this, I ran into it on Discord, then in the process of trying to repost it found out that it doesn't appear as though the post exists anymore

Well anyway here's the screenshot then, it'll have to suffice

Funny transportation moment
A screenshot of a post by Anine Hartmann (@aninehartmann.bsky.social) It reads "Today is the sixth anniversary of the day when four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout in Oslo 🥳", and below is an image attached of four articulated buses standing still at a roundabout because they're all waiting for each other to leave
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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brewergnome.bsky.social
As a biologist, It really is a great analogy. Also trees. It's like saying, "There are trees and grass, you have to be one or the other." Ok... where is the line that defines "is a tree?" what about bush-like grasses? Palm trees? NON-tree palms? What about horsetails and their tree-like ancestors?
November 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
puncake.bsky.social
Damn they shut down the one good politics reporters
leximcmenamin.com Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 14d
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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awalkerinla.bsky.social
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.

He'll make a great mayor
In February, 7-year-old Dolma Naadhun was crossing the intersection of Newtown Road and 45th Street in Astoria with her mother and sister when the driver of a 2021 Ford Explorer blew through a stop sign, striking and killing Dolma. One month later, New York City Department of Transportation commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez visited the crash site with other officials, met with community members demanding a traffic signal be installed, and promised to make changes to the street - including "daylighting" the intersection using curb extensions and plastic bollards. State assemblymember Zohran Mamdani also visited the scene that day and realized that something else needed to change. "When you take a step back and think about traffic violence in New York City," he said, "you start to understand that this is a systemic issue that is incentivized by the policies that we have in place with regard to the design of our streets and what kind of vehicles we allow to be on our roads." Whether a driver runs a stop sign or a red light, statistically, certain cars - namely, bigger SUVs and trucks - are more likely to kill a 7-year-old. This is why Mamdani is co- introducing legislation for a weight-based vehicle-registration fee intended to discourage people from purchasing heavier vehicles. "The car industry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles," he says. "The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles come with a certain kind of cost." soar above adult shoulders. But there may be another way to disincentivize the purchases of such vehicles, says Edwards. "One other potential idea would be for someone, maybe a city's DOT, to start keeping a list of the different makes and models of vehicles that are killing pedestrians and cyclists, or kids specifically, and post that publicly," he says. "That could bring awareness to which cars are more dangerous and also potentially affect insurance rates, which would possibly convince people not to buy certain cars." There's a bit of accountability in New York's bill, which would require the State DOT to track all fatal crashes by vehicle weight. But the other encouraging aspect of the proposal is that the collected fees stay local, by county, and, after the annual dedications to highway, bridge, and transit trust funds are met, a full 75 percent of the funds raised will go toward safety improvements like bike lanes, bollards, road diets, pedestrianization of streets, and raised crosswalks. This means the neighborhoods most impacted by large vehicles are likely to see the biggest changes. And that might be the most important part of the legislation, says Mamdani. "This is an initiative to make our streets safer for our children," he says. "And we are making sure a significant portion of this funding goes toward creating the very streetscapes that we know will save their lives."
June 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
This is city planner @lindseyboylan.bsky.social.

She was the 1st whistleblower to bravely come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Andrew Cuomo. 12 others joined her. Cuomo resigned as Governor.

His “comeback” never should have been enabled.

She earned this moment more than most.
lindseyboylan.bsky.social Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 12d
Me finding out @zohrankmamdani won. Captured by the great Faraz Ansari
Me cheering with one hand up. Holding jacket eyes closed smiling screaming
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social
So the Oslo University Hospital group that got caught doing illegal research on trans minors actually applied for an exemption to privacy regulations and got denied... THREE TIMES!

Then went ahead and tried to be sneaky about it anyway!
aninehartmann.bsky.social Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 7d
Vi har avdekket at forskerne fikk avslag på fritak fra taushetsplikten og fra å innhente samtykke til forskning fra pasientene - tre ganger.

De gjennomførte forskningsprosjektet likevel.
Forskere felt for ulovlig forskning på transpersoner – nå er de klaget inn igjen
Forskerne som er felt for ulovlig forskning på transpersoner, har også tidligere villet forske på den samme gruppen.
www.forskning.no
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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sexabolition.blog
I genuinely think that trans people need to fight a bigger fight about research ethics governing our treatment. "Trans rights are human rights" is vague.

No research without consent is specific.
sexabolition.blog Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 7d
It's right that trans people should be able to refuse to be subjects in research being conducted with an aim of reducing their options in life, reducing their comfort and wellbeing.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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willnorman.co.uk
New data shows that since @mayoroflondon.bsky.social
launched the Direct Vision Standard lorry safety scheme in London we've seen:
📉a 50% fall in people killed & seriously injured by HGVs
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️six fewer fatalities every year

tinyurl.com/j3475ua3
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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lukeoneil47.bsky.social
First they came 2
First they came 2 First they came for the socialists which was pretty funny to be honest because they were mean to me online all the time. Then they randomly stopped there lol. Just before my ass. What are the odds of that? Welp back to normal.
July 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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caseyexplosion.bsky.social
Why am I so against generative AI in games?

Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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ramiismail.com
What a remarkable human, and what a remarkable thing to know that she passed bemused at reading her own eulogies.

Rest in peace, Rebecca. Thank you for everything.
burgerbecky.bsky.social Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social · 1d
I never thought I’d get this wish. Odd seeing eulogies before I expire
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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emiliusdraws.bsky.social
#3157 A helpful tutorial
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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nikostratis.com
I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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unburntwitch.com
Kinda wondering if the steam boxes release and are popular enough, if that would help popularize linux use/releases a bit more after how rancid Microsoft/windows is these days
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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princesssylveon.bsky.social
I hear it’s #transawarenessweek! Well I’m trans and you should all be aware!
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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hazelsouthwell.bsky.social
I know there are bigger players that have gone fully off the rails but the Georgian government has been stolen by a bunch of fascist crooks who are arresting anyone who - for more than a year - has been protesting against them in the capital. and Georgians are still unbowed. please help us
marikamikiashvili.bsky.social Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 1d
JUST IN: the Georgian Dream deprives Georgians abroad of voting rights. If the diaspora wishes to vote, they must physically arrive in Georgia on the election day.
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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hazelsouthwell.bsky.social
"we're going to really rob these people for everything the people smugglers missed" - the British government, fucking brain geniuses
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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hazelsouthwell.bsky.social
not only is this insanely cruel, it's fucking bonkers. why would anyone still HAVE anything worth anything? I know everyone is insane now but when you are a refugee you have lost everything, you have had to use everything you had. you're not walking around with a fucking Rolex you forgot about
adambienkov.bsky.social Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d
Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.

How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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allwrongthink.bsky.social
I cannot stress enough how unethical it is to support or vote for Labour at this point.
saulstaniforth.bsky.social Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d
Govt minister Alex Norris is asked if the govt will take jewellery from people [fleeing war and persecution]. Norris says the govt won't be taking peoples wedding rings but they will seize assets.
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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skullmandible.bsky.social
thing about autism is if you work really hard for many years, you can learn through trial-and-error how to navigate social situations and interpersonal connections SO effectively that people don't really believe you're autistic anymore and resent you for not being perfect at nonverbal communication
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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bibleaccuratemoth.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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fakeghostpirate.bsky.social
more reason to love 90s Nissans
realracingroots.bsky.social Josh is "here" @realracingroots.bsky.social · 2d
Ahhh...... Yeah. Not great.

Toyota is a long time RNC donor too. 🏎️
Akio Toyoda, president and CEO of Toyota, wearing a MAGA hat and a Trump/Vance 2024 shirt as he's doing a talk before the NASCAR demonstration at Fuji Speedway. Not great!
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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eigenvectrix.myatproto.social
We found him ... the Blues Father
crobertcargill.bsky.social C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 5d
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.
Exactly what it says on the label: The Pope in 1982. He's wearing a black hat, dark RayBans, and looks like he's a member of the Blues Brothers.
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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iphigenia.bsky.social
I love electricians. It's great that they're too lazy to demo anything and just add more and more conduit until everything is a greebled untraceable nightmare mess.

As builts? More JAZZ builts, where it's more about the wiring you DON'T document.
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM